| 1971 Georgia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 45 of 48 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $20,870 | Race Date: | Nov 7, 1971 | Middle Georgia Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3Hr 23Min 19Sec. | Macon, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 8 | Average Speed: | 80.859 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 44 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Ford | Car No.: | #12 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 418 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 95.334 MPH | |||||
| Official 1971 Georgia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Coca-Cola | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 418 |
| 2 | 4 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Ronnie Hopkins (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 499 | 35 |
| 3 | 2 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 490 | 12 |
| 4 | 12 | 06 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running |  | 0 | 486 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Running | | 0 | 483 | 0 |
| 6 | 28 | 26 | Earl Brooks | Earl Brooks (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 474 | 0 |
| 8 | 31 | 43 | Ernie Shaw | Ernie Shaw (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 21 | Frank Sessoms | Frank Sessoms (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 79 | Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Running |  | 0 | 468 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Running | | 0 | 463 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 30 | Walter Ballard (R) | Ballard Racing | Accident | | 0 | 455 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 15 | Wayne Andrews | Reid Shaw (Car Owner) | Ignition | | 0 | 454 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 454 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 05 | David Sisco | McGee Racing | Running | | 0 | 454 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 33 | Joe Dean Huss | Jack Balmer (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 451 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | John Sears | John Sears (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 419 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Overheating |  | 0 | 305 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 22 | Randy Hutchison | Warren Prout (Car Owner) | Alternator | | 0 | 301 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 32 | Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Transmission | | 0 | 279 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | | 0 | 243 | 0 | |
| 22 | 7 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Engine | | 0 | 231 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 37 | G.C. Spencer | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Suspension | | 0 | 209 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 14 | Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Transmission | Javelin | 0 | 201 | 35 |
| 25 | 23 | 45 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | 88 | Bob Williams | T.C. Hunt (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 86 | David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 51 | Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Clutch | | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Canavan Racing | | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 31 | 30 | 16 | Jimmy Watson | Ken Spikes (Car Owner) | | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 32 | 10 | 90 | Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Driveshaft |  | 0 | 1 | 0 |
